Business and Law
Puerto Rico Translator Handed $3,500 Forfeiture
Permittee cited for failing to file a license on time and for 10 months...
Puerto Rico
Blog
After Maria, “Radio Was the Only Constant Presence,” Says FEMA’s Centeno
Very complimentary of broadcasters’ efforts after the 2017 hurricanes
FCC
FCC Won’t Pull Licenses From Hurricane-Affected “Dark” Stations
Provides an extra six months for TV and radio stations to restore service
Business and Law
FCC Won’t Pull Licenses From Hurricane-Affected “Dark” Stations
Provides an extra six months for TV's, radios, to restore service
Business and Law
Hurricane Maria — Stories From the Frontline
Nielsen releases excerpts from listener diaries
Mobile
AT&T Successfully Tests All-Weather Drone for Disaster Response
The Flying COW drone will be one of two types of drones that AT&T...
Business and Law
Rosenworcel Tells Hispanic Media Group About Radio’s Power
“We need to remember that when the unthinkable occurs, we turn to radio,” she...
FCC
Ajit Pai Says New Fund Will Not Benefit Puerto Rican Broadcasters
The FCC chair has proposed $954M to help fix comms networks there, but critics...
Business and Law
Pai Says Puerto Rico Fund Will Not Benefit Broadcasters
The FCC chair has proposed $954M to help fix comms networks there, but critics...
Business and Law
FCC Chair Plans Travel to Puerto Rico and USVI
Ajit Pai will visit islands to review recovery efforts
Industry
FCC Chair Plans Travel to Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
Ajit Pai will visit islands to review recovery efforts
Headlines
Radio Casa Pueblo Goes Solar
Puerto Rican station now operates entirely with renewable energy
Mobile
FCC Approves Project Loon’s Expansion Over Puerto Rico
Each balloon can provide internet service to an area of roughly 1,930 square miles
Mobile
AT&T Flies LTE-Equipped Drone in Puerto Rico
Flying COW is an experimental technology filling in the network gaps left by Hurricane...
Headlines
Pai Visits Puerto Rico, Comments on Recovery Efforts
FCC Chairman’s two-day visit included visits to tower sites and with local leaders
Headlines
Greater Public Stresses Continued Need for Puerto Rico Support
Many are still without basic needs one month after Hurricane Maria
Online
T-Mobile Joins Efforts to Provide LTE in Puerto Rico
The Project Loon experiment consists of a network of large balloons that provides connectivity...
Headlines
MacDonald Calls for Donations to Colleagues Helping Colleagues Fund
Fund is responding to disasters in Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and California
Industry News
In Puerto Rico, 44 AMs and 36 FMs Confirmed Operational
Latest FCC DIRS report shows slow improvements
Industry News
ARRL, Heil Sound Help Volunteers Communicate in Puerto Rico
Ham radio volunteers can aid disaster relief, even off the grid
Mobile
Cell Carriers Making Progress After Disasters in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and California
In Puerto Rico, 61% of the island’s population now has coverage, up from 60%...
Industry News
QFX R-9 Radios Headed to Puerto Rico
The battery-operated radios can receive AM, FM, MW and SW1-7 signals
Headlines
Broadcasters Send 10,000 Radios to Puerto Rico
NAB, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations and “multiple” U.S. broadcasters are funding...
Online
Project Loon Gets Experimental License in Puerto Rico
Alphabet-led emergency connectivity project relies on cooperation from mobile carriers
FCC
NHMC Tells Pai Puerto Rico Needs “Extraordinary Measures”
Post-Hurricane Maria, organization tells FCC chairman that more should be done to help Puerto...
Industry News
More Than Half of Stations Still Off the Air in Puerto Rico
Broadcast organizations stateside have been reaching out to brethren in the U.S. territory hoping...
News and Business
In Puerto Rico, Radio Spirits Up Despite Being “Severely Hit”
How the industry is helping broadcasting brethren in Puerto Rico
Industry News
SBE, NAB Call on Members to Aid Puerto Rican Broadcasters
Most of the U.S. territory’s stations are still off the air
FCC
Nine Radio Stations Still Off the Air in Puerto Rico
More than a week later, the island’s communications infrastructure is still challenged
Industry News
WKAQ Won’t Let a Cat-3 Storm Bring It Down
Even without a roof, Spanish-language station remained on the air during and after Hurricane...
Business and Law
Blanco-Pi Loses Experimental Licenses
Commission said his experiments have concluded and the original five-year license period is long...